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The water whorls of baby starfish
Video shows the beautiful and efficient mechanism that tiny starfish larvae use to swim, feed and grow.
December 22, 2016
Scientists find jet stream in Earth’s core
ESA's Swarm satellites have discovered a jet stream in the liquid iron part of Earth’s core, nearly 2,000 miles (3000 km) below the surface.
December 20, 2016
How likely is a white Christmas?
Are you dreaming of a white Christmas? Here's the historic probability for one, in the U.S.
December 15, 2016
Did Ice Age hunters burn Europe’s forests?
Large-scale forest fires started by prehistoric hunter-gatherers are probably the reason Europe is not more densely forested, says a new study.
December 14, 2016
Twice as many bird species as before?
Bird watchers, prepare to update your checklists. Ornithologists are pondering a new way of defining bird species. If the new thinking is accepted globally, the number of known bird species would double.
December 13, 2016
Rare glimpse of feathered dinosaur tail
Noticed at an amber market in Myanmar, an amber specimen is now said to hold one of the best, most beautiful and most useful examples of dinosaur feathers.
December 13, 2016
New Zealand quake reveals new land
The 7.8-magnitude earthquake off the coast of New Zealand's South Island on November 13 created a thin swath of newly exposed land. Before and after images.
December 9, 2016
Arctic sea ice at record low
So far this year, the Arctic Ocean and neighboring seas have been slow to freeze, setting a record low for the floating cap of sea ice in November.
December 8, 2016
Gravity waves over China
Gravity waves traveling upwards from the lower atmosphere caused this unusual banded structure in airglow above China in late November.
December 5, 2016
What’s the hottest Earth has ever been?
Earth’s hottest periods occurred before humans existed. Those ancient climates would have been like nothing our species has ever seen.
December 2, 2016
